Our Programmes
Suicide prevention — every life is worth the intervention.
Our suicide prevention programme is a trauma-informed, neuroscience-backed response to a preventable crisis. We combine Brain Health (mental health) education, private digital 1-1 support and safeguarding training so that ideation is caught, held and safely worked through — before it becomes loss of life.
The scale of what we're up against
Every figure below represents lives, families and futures. UK data is drawn from ONS annual bulletins, Samaritans, University of Manchester NCISH and Papyrus.
6,069
suicides registered in England & Wales in the most recent ONS annual bulletin
Source: ONS, Suicides in England and Wales
~75%
of all suicides in the UK are men
Source: Samaritans Suicide Statistics Report
#1
cause of death for men under 50 in the UK
Source: ONS / Samaritans
200+
students in higher education died by suicide over the ONS study period
Source: ONS, HE student suicides
What the programme includes
Prevent
Whole-community Brain Health (mental health) education: identifying early warning signs, breaking the silence, and building nervous system regulation habits that reduce baseline risk.
Reduce
1-1 bespoke programmes delivered in person or through our private digital infrastructure, giving people who can't (or don't want to) speak out loud a safe, judgement-free place to work through ideation.
Respond
CPD-accredited safeguarding training for teachers, lecturers, managers, coaches and family members on trauma-informed conversations and safe referral pathways.
Sustain
6-month follow-through plus a lifetime safety net — because prevention is not a one-off assembly. Programme outcomes are tracked with clear KPIs shared with commissioners and safeguarding leads.
The impact structured prevention can make
Independent evaluations of school, community and healthcare suicide prevention programmes consistently show meaningful, measurable reductions. These figures represent the evidence base our programme is built on.
up to 55%
reduction in suicide attempts reported by evaluated school-based programmes
Source: SEYLE randomised controlled trial, The Lancet
up to 50%
fewer suicide deaths in healthcare systems adopting Zero Suicide frameworks
Source: Henry Ford Health System, Perfect Depression Care evaluation
80%
of people at risk say they'd use a private, non-verbal digital support space if offered
Source: MQ Mental Health Research / user consultation
If you or someone you love is in crisis right now
Please call Samaritans on 116 123 (free, 24/7), text SHOUT to 85258, or call Papyrus HOPELINE247 on 0800 068 4141. In immediate danger, dial 999.